Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2013-12-31Executive Order 13655
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Adjusts Federal Pay Rates for Military, Civilian Employees, and Judges

What it does: Agencies must apply the attached revised pay schedules and the Office of Personnel Management must implement and publish locality-based payment details.

Real World Impact:
  • Changes paychecks for federal civilian employees under the General Schedule and related systems.
  • Alters monthly basic pay for military members and cadets effective January 1, 2014.
  • Requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement and publish locality payments.
Topics: federal pay, military pay, judicial salaries, pay administration

Summary

This order sets adjusted pay rates across many federal pay systems by attaching new pay schedules. It covers the General Schedule, the Foreign Service, the Veterans Health Administration, the Senior Executive Service, administrative law judges, and other executive, legislative, and judicial salaries.

It also sets monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services and cadets, and requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement and publish locality-based comparability payments.

The schedules take effect on or after January 1, 2014, changing pay amounts for affected government and military personnel.

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